Red Bull The Summer Edition Curuba Elderflower Energy Drink Review

Judging from all the pollen crusting all the buildings and cars nearby, Red Bull's "The Summer Edition" for 2024 is a few months early. But that is OK; though I am disenfranchised with their namesake product, their season spin-offs, even when generally unpleasant, remain interesting. This time the purported produces are curuba and elderflower, fruits so unusual my spell-check yells that they are not even words! Perhaps my computer is just uncultured swine!?

Upon cracking open the twelve ounce can, the bizarre scent of apple and bubble gum pours out. It is, interesting, to say the least. Flavor-wise, sips earthy, like a mouthful-of-soil earthy, but at least it is fresh soil, no worms here. Combating that, there is a sourness that would make a lemon blush and a sweetness that could cause candy to become green with envy. The purported curuba and elderflower impressions are unconvincing, rendered here tasting more like the common Granny Smith apple, tangerine and pineapple than anything the average person would have to Google. It is not bad though! The juxtaposition of dirty herbal funk and complete confection means that each imbibe is a fascinating adventure in idiosyncrasy, the company throwing mainstream appeal out the window and going-for-broke, even if it does end up tasting, well, broken.

The paltry 114 milligrams of caffeine means I sit and wait for a buzz that ultimately never comes; the mild lift experienced is just enough to sate one's chemical addiction, but only just. Overall, if I could only use one word to describe Red Bull The Summer Edition Curuba Elderflower, it would not be "good" or "bad" or even "OK;" it would be "weird."

company site